# Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period.
**DATES:**
Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 5, 2015.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit your comments, including the Information Collection Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to *[email protected]* or by fax to 202-395-5806.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at *[email protected]* or call (301) 443-1984.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Information Collection Request Title:* Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements (Regulations and Policy).
OMB No. 0915-0047—Extension.
*Abstract:* The statutory authorities for the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program, as authorized by Public Health Service (PHS) Act sections 721-722, and 725-735, and the Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program, as authorized by PHS Act sections 835-842, contain a number of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic institutions and loan applicants. The applicable regulations for these programs under 42 CFR part 57 details the various requirements (see chart below).
*Need and Proposed Use of the Information:* The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers are aware of their rights and responsibilities, academic institutions have accurate records of the history and status of each loan account in order to pursue aggressive collection efforts to reduce default rates, and that academic institutions maintain adequate records for audit and assessment purposes to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services safeguard federal funds made through the Federal Capital Contribution (FCC). Academic institutions are free to use improved information technology to manage the information required by the regulations.
*Likely Respondents:* Financial Aid Directors working at institutions participating in the HPSL and NSL Programs.
*Burden Statement:* Burden in this context means the time expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the information requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below.
| Regulatory/section requirements | Number of record keepers | Hours per year | Total burden hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HPSL Program: | | | |
| 57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance | 50 | 325 | 16,250 |
| 57.208(a), Promissory Note | 90 | 325 | 29,250 |
| 57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview | 40 | 325 | 13,000 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview | 80 | 334 | 26,720 |
| 57.215(a)&(d), Program Records | 140 | 334 | 46,760 |
| 57.215(b), Student Records | 70 | 334 | 23,380 |
| 57.215(c), Repayment Records | 150 | 334 | 50,100 |
| HPSL Subtotal | | | 205,460 |
| NSL Program: | | | |
| 57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance | 16.0 | 282 | 4,512 |
| 57.308(a), Promissory Note | 4.5 | 282 | 1,269 |
| 57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview | 1.5 | 282 | 423 |
| 57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview | 1.5 | 348 | 522 |
| 57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records | 21.0 | 348 | 7,308 |
| 57.315(a)(2), Student Records | 8.5 | 348 | 2,958 |
| 57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records | 5.0 | 348 | 1,740 |
| NSL Subtotal | | | 18,732 |
| Regulatory/section requirements | Number of | Responses per | Total annual | Hours per | Total hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HPSL Program: | | | | | |
| 57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript | n/a | | | | |
| 57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure | 325 | 299.5 | 97,338 | 0.63 | 60,836 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview | 325 | 139.5 | 45,338 | 0.50 | 22,669 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview | 334 | 113.5 | 37,909 | 1.00 | 37,909 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment | 334 | 862.5 | 288,075 | 0.38 | 108,028 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment | 334 | 17.0 | 5,678 | 0.63 | 3,549 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts | 334 | 172.5 | 57,615 | 1.25 | 72,019 |
| 57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification | 334 | 6 | 2,004 | 0.50 | 1,002 |
| 57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3.00 | 15 |
| 57.211(a) Disability Cancellation | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HPSL Subtotal | | | | | 306,029 |
| NSL Program: | | | | | |
| 57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript | | | | | |
| 57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview | 282 | 17.5 | 4,935 | 0.42 | 2,048 |
| 57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview | 348 | 9.0 | 3,132 | 0.42 | 1,300 |
| 57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment | 348 | 9.0 | 3,132 | 0.27 | 830 |
| 57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment | 348 | 1.5 | 522 | 0.29 | 151 |
| 57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts | 348 | 42.5 | 14,790 | 0.04 | 592 |
| 57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification | 348 | 709.0 | 246,732 | 0.00 | 86 |
| 57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans | 23 | 1.0 | 23 | 3.00 | 69 |
| 57.311(a), Disability Cancellation | 16 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.00 | 16 |
| 57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative Hearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57.316(a)(d), Administrative Hearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NSL Subtotal | | | | | 5,092 |
Jackie Painter,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.